Akodésséwa fetish market
The Akodésséwa fetish market ( French marché des féticheurs , also marché aux fétiches ) is held in Akodésséwa , a suburb of Lomé in Togo , and is considered the largest voodoo market in the world.
Market offers
All kinds of utensils are on the market , e.g. B. Skulls, dried heads and skins of various animal species, offered and sold. There are incantations . The sick seek healing here and people come who hope for a magic for various occasions .
In recent years the market has also been discovered by tourism . This and the protection of species contribute to the fact that the market is changing dramatically.
background
voodoo
Voodoo has a long tradition in Togo. Centuries ago, slaves from Africa brought the Yoruba gods to the Caribbean and South America . There, African gods were mixed with the saints of Christianity and the symbols of the Catholic Church. Over time, they changed their meaning. Former slaves who migrated back developed a voodoo cult in the country of origin of their families.
fetish
The fetish is comparable to the orisha of the Yoruba . A fetish can be God, but also human, plant, animal or material. This depends on the ritual and its situation. In the ritual the parts are activated and strengthened. Fetishes can have been special people.
magic
The white magic is used to call gods and evil spirits to accomplish positive. In black magic , violent gods are invoked. In both cases, the voodoo priest uses magical medicine and utensils.
Web links
literature
- Africa. Die Magier der Erde , Studienverlag 2010, ISBN 978-3-7065-4983-7
- Voodoo in Africa , 2003, ISBN 3-85218-433-9
- Africa, Asia - Art and Ritual Objects , 1997, ISBN 3-85218-244-1
- The Medicine of the Black Gods , 1997, ISBN 3-85218-258-1
- The Medicine of the Black Gods: Magic and Healing Arts of Africa , 1989, ISBN 3-224-16571-5
Individual evidence
- ^ "Fetish Market" - The largest voodoo market in the world. Terra Mystica, March 9, 2015
- ↑ Inside the world's biggest voodoo pharmacy: Shrunken monkey heads, elephant tail bone bracelets and love potions made from powdered chameleon on sale. Dailymail, March 13, 2014
- ↑ Roderick Eime (AAP): Fetish central: Akodessewa Fetish Market, in Togo, West Africa - the home of the $ 20 voodoo doll. Daily Telegraph, March 14, 2016
- ^ Voodoo market: Fetish market in Togo attracts the sick and politicians. Frankfurter Allgemeine, August 6, 2015
- ^ Zeit Online: Fetish market in Togo attracts the sick. ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. August 6, 2015
Coordinates: 6 ° 9 ′ 29.1 ″ N , 1 ° 16 ′ 0.5 ″ E